 Standard Template Library (STL) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 291 | 326 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +35 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 111 | 145 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.148 % | 0.147 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.318 % | 1.234 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 44 | 87 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £533 | £520 |
| Average daily rate | £554 | £545 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.49 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £574 | £571 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £295 | £314 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.10 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £40.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £45.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £50.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.61 | £33.21 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.24 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 8423 | 11752 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 11.23 % | 11.89 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3758 | 4669 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £371 | £402 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £431 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.20 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £429 | £460 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 235 | 387 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.98 | £31.11 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.18 | £33.97 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.27 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.37 | £36.83 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.78 | £33.23 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.32 % |
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We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing STL across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
